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Library Closed for Memorial Weekend
Lindell Library will be closed from 5:00 pm, Friday, May 27, until 9:00 am, Tuesday, May 31, in honor of Memorial Weekend.
Hours are always available on the Lindell Library web site: www.augsburg.edu/library
Online library resources are also available 24/7 on that web site.
Intro to Music Summer Session I (Fine Arts Credit)
Do you need to fulfil a Fine Arts credit? Then how about something in Music?
Intro to Music History in the Fine Arts - MUS130 (2010SUM1-S)
Summer Session I (Intensive)
June 1 – June 29
Monday and Wednesday 6:00-9:30
Intro to Music in the Fine Arts - Relationship between music of each period and the other fine arts. Live performance will be a feature of this course. The ability to read music is not required.
Instructed by Christian McGuire, Musicologist, Electric Bassist, and Improv in Music Ensemble Instructor
For more information: http://www.augsburg.edu/ppages/~mcguire/
General Announcements
Department of Residence Life Summer Office Hours
Attention summer residents and other Augsburg community members:
Please note summer office hours for the Department of Residence Life. The Anderson Residence Life Office is closed for the summer. All operations occur out of the Urness/Mortensen Residence Life Office during the summer months.
Summer office hours are as follows:
Monday through Thursday - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday - 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact a professional staff member within the Department or call the Department of Residence Life's main office line at 612-330-1526.
Dining Services
Stop by Nabo and try our new lunch special.
For $5.00 get the sandwich of the day with your choice of fruit, chips or a cookie.
Tuesday: Shaved Ham Stacker
Wednesday: Hot Meat Loaf Sandwich
Thursday: Shaved Turkey Stacker
Friday: Chicken or Beef Fajita
Open for lunch 10:00-2:00.
Augsburg Response to Tornado
Augsburg Response to Tornado in North Minneapolis
Direct Service Opportunities:
Join Augsburg members on Wednesday and Thursday this week from noon until 4 p.m. Exact location TBA. Meet in Christensen Center at noon.
Donations needed:
Clothing, blankets, food diapers, linens. Donations will be collected at the Welcome Center in Christensen.
Sandwich making on campus for those in need:
Campus Kitchen will be sponsoring a sandwich making opportunity on Wednesday, May 25 for programs in North Minneapolis from 10 a.m.-noon in the Marshall Room. Come for any amount of time.
New Applicant Tracking System for Job Postings
We have moved to a new applicant tracking system (Open Hire) for all Augsburg job postings. This includes all Augsburg job opportunities including staff, student, and faculty positions. The Augsburg website for employment listings will bring anyone looking for a position to our new career site.
When you go to the Augsburg HR site (http://www.augsburg.edu/hr/) there is a single link for employment listings which will bring you to the Augsburg Career page. Under the Employment Listings tab, you will be able to select the specific type of position (staff, faculty, or student).
This system has several benefits over the previous system:
1. Hiring managers use their existing Augnet log-in to sign in to the system. No additional log-in or password is required.
2. Open Hire allows us to move toward a paperless approval process for requisitions.
3. Hiring managers can work with HR to set up questions in the job posting to screen out non-qualified candidates by screening for educational background, specific work history, and work schedule.
4. It allows for easier communication with candidates and search committee members right through the system.
5. It is easier for candidates to apply as the system populates their address and work history from their resume, which results in a faster, streamlined process.
6. It has integrated social media capabilities for job postings on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
We are excited about the new system and the opportunity to make the process easier for both applicants and hiring managers. Please contact HR with any questions.
Korea TaLK Program - Apply Now
The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Korean Ministry of Education, Science, & Technology in their efforts to promote international exchange and to bring more American students to Korea.
IIE will be assisting the Korean government in publicizing and recruiting for the "Teach and Learn in Korea" (TaLK) Program which is a study abroad opportunity that is open to both undergraduate students and recent college graduates.
The TaLK Program is supported by funds 300 TaLK Scholars each semester to teach conversational English in rural Korean elementary schools. The program provides a 1-month orientation for the TaLK Scholars in addition to round-trip airfare, a settling-in allowance, a monthly living stipend of approximately $1,300, health insurance and organized trips to historical locations in Korea.
Given the generous terms of the program this is a unique type of study abroad opportunity which can provide international experience for students with financial need who might not otherwise be able to go overseas.
The TaLK Program website can be found at: http://www.talk.go.kr/. Applications must be submitted by June for the term beginning in August 2011 and by December for the term beginning in February 2012. Additional information for the program is available via e-mail request to talkkoreapr@gmail.com.
Event Announcements
Change in Approval Date for June 3 Payroll
The payroll approval date for the June 3 paycheck falls on the same week as the Memorial Day holiday which requires us to change the approval times to accommodate for the Memorial holiday on Monday May 30. To adjust to the holiday, employee approval will be extended to 10:00 am on Tuesday. Supervisor approval will remain as Tuesday at 2:00 pm. The Memorial Day holiday pay applies to all benefits eligible employees, both exempt and non-exempt.
Contact HR with any questions.
Naturalization Ceremony Today
This morning Augsburg will host a U.S. Naturalization Ceremony which will confer U.S. citizenship to new citizens from more than 50 countries. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. in Hoversten Chapel, and will welcome these candidates for citizenship and their family members and friends. The Augsburg community is welcome to attend as space allows.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Professor Hesser Speaks in Canada
Garry Hesser presented "Community-Based Research and Engaged Scholarship: Challenges and Opportunities of Research Within and With Immigrant Communities", at the Community-University Expo 2011 in Waterloo Region, Canada this past week.
Professor Pike Publishes Book Reviews
Congratulations to Diane for the book reviews in the current edition of Contexts! Her piece is titled, "The World Without Us."
Auggie Athletics
Augsburg Martial Arts Club
Congratulations to members of the Augsburg Martial Arts Club members who competed in last weekend's Governor's Cup TaeKwonDo tournament.
Tayo Yokio: 1st in forms (womens's color belt division) and 2nd in sparring
Eugene Talatala: 2nd in Sparring Men's Green-Brown Belt
Walk Glasoe: 3rd in Sparring Mens' White-Yellow Belt
To see photo and videos, please visit AMAC's facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_191832488895
Auggies Named All-MIAC in Softball
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/5/20/soft052011.aspx?path=softball
MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College shortstop Jessa Hinz (SR, Richfield, Minn.) was named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball squad, while outfielder Laura Strandell (SR, Pine Island, Minn.) earned All-MIAC honorable-mention recognition, the conference announced this week.
In addition, Augsburg catcher Brittney Bruzek (SR, Alexandria, Minn./Jefferson HS) was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.
For Hinz, it was the second straight year she has earned All-MIAC honors. Both Hinz and Strandell have earned Academic All-MIAC honors each of the last two seasons, and Bruzek was an All-MIAC honorable-mention recipient last season.
Augsburg's leadoff hitter, Hinz had the best hitting year of her career in 2011, hitting .357 (45-of-126) -- tops among team regulars -- with 29 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, five home runs, 21 RBI, six stolen bases, a .579 slugging percentage, and a .467 on-base percentage. Her 24 walks this season were second-most among MIAC players in overall statistics, while her five home runs were tied for 11th-best in the MIAC.
Her 126 at-bats were eighth-most in a single season in school history, while her five home runs were tied for the third-most and her 24 walks were fifth-most.
A four-year starter (156 starts in 157 career games), Hinz finished her career hitting .311 (142-of-456). She finishes her Auggie career in the school's top-10 list in several career categories -- first in walks (68), eighth in hits (142), fifth in runs scored (98), seventh in doubles (25), second in home runs (11), fifth in RBI (71) and eighth in slugging percentage (.456). She also had four career triples, 25 stolen bases and a .404 on-base percentage in her career.
Strandell also had the best year of her career in 2011, hitting .345 (39-of-113) with eight doubles, two triples, a team-high-tying five home runs, 25 runs scored, a team-best 24 runs batted in, a team-best .584 slugging percentage, .419 on-base percentage and seven stolen bases. Her 15 extra-base hits this season tied for the team's high. Her five home runs tied her with Hinz for third-most in a single season in school history, while her 66 total bases were tied for 10th-most.
In her Auggie career (135 games, 127 starts), Strandell finished with a .251 batting average (89-for-354) with 19 doubles, five triples, six home runs, 49 RBI, 53 runs scored, 24 stolen bases, a .384 slugging percentage and .346 on-base percentage. Her six career home runs are tied for fourth-most in school history.
A history and social studies secondary education major with a 3.88 grade-point average, Strandell was also named to the Capital One Academic All-District squad as a first-team recipient last week.
Bruzek was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of play.
This season, Bruzek hit .229 (16-of-70) with five runs scored, two doubles, a triple and 10 RBI. Defensively, Bruzek threw out 10 runners trying to steal bases in 35 attempts -- tied with three others for tops among MIAC catchers in overall statistics.
In her three seasons at Augsburg after playing her first year at St. Thomas, Bruzek hit .264 (62-of-235), with 26 runs scored, 15 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 55 RBI, a .413 slugging percentage and .353 on-base percentage. Her six home runs are tied for fourth-most in Augsburg's career record list.
Under fifth-year head coach Tim Gormley, Augsburg finished the 2011 season with a 20-20 record, 9-13 in MIAC play.
Three Auggies Named Academic All-District
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/5/20/gen052011.aspx
MINNEAPOLIS -- Three Augsburg College student-athletes were named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District College Division Men's At-Large teams, it was announced on Thursday.
Augsburg wrestler Tony Valek (JR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) was named to the 10-member first team, while men's hockey players Jim Jensen (SR, Plymouth, Minn./Osseo HS) and Joel Sauer (SR, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) were named to the 14-member second team. It is the first Capital One Academic All-District honor for each student-athlete.
Valek earned All-American honors for the second time in his career at the NCAA Division III National Championships in March with a second-place finish for the second straight year at 149 pounds, part of Augsburg's second-place national team finish at the championships in La Crosse, Wis. Valek qualified for the national tournament for the third straight year in 2011.
Valek earned the tournament's award for most pins in least time, with three pins in 11:30 in the tournament. He finished his junior season at 37-6 and is 102-24 in his career.
An accounting major with a 3.94 grade-point average, Valek also earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-America honors for the second straight year, part of an Augsburg squad that finished fifth nationally in the Division III Scholar Team Award race with a 3.4947 team grade-point average.
The academic honor caps a career season for Sauer, a men's hockey forward who was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association/Reebok Hockey Division III All-America Team as a second-team West Region honoree in March. He was also named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference squad for the second straight year, after earning All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2009. Sauer is an accounting/finance major with a 3.78 grade-point average.
Sauer finished the 2010-11 season as the MIAC's scoring champion, leading the league in overall points (39) and points in conference games-only (24). Sauer tied for the league lead in overall assists (25) and was fourth in overall goals (14), while in league play, he stood third in assists (15) and fifth in goals (9).
Among NCAA Division III players nationally, Sauer finished 12th in points per-game (1.50) and 12th in assists per-game (0.96). He had a goal or assist in 23 of Augsburg's 26 games this season, including a late-season streak of 10 games in a row. In 100 career games, Sauer finished with 52 goals and 57 assists for 109 career points.
A men's hockey forward, Jensen earned a spot on the All-MIAC honorable-mention squad for the second time in his career. He is an accounting/finance major with a 3.84 grade-point average.
Jensen collected 25 points in his senior season (eight goals, 17 assists), ranking 12th among MIAC players in overall points and 12th in overall assists. He ranked 17th in points in conference games-only (15) and 13th in conference-only assists (10).
Jensen played 103 games in his Auggie career, with 35 goals and 58 assists for 93 career points. He had a goal or assist in 18 of his 26 games played this season.
The Capital One Academic All-District team is part of the Capital One Academic All-America program, administered by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The men's at-large team covers student-athletes in 12 sports -- fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling.
Top student-athletes from non-Division I programs in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ontario and Manitoba are eligible for inclusion on the Academic All-District team. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.30 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials. College sports information directors in the district vote for the teams.
First-team Academic All-District members advance to the Academic All-America ballot, voted on by a committee of CoSIDA members. The Academic All-America men's at-large team will be announced on June 7.
Auggies Named to All-MIAC Baseball Squads
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/5/20/base052011.aspx?path=baseball
MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College shortstop Donald Blunt (SR, Richfield, Minn.), first baseman Tom Petersen (JR, Hugo, Minn./White Bear Lake HS) and designated hitter Adam Seaman (JR, Richfield, Minn.) earned spots on the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball team, it was announced this week.
Also, Augsburg third baseman Mason Holmquist (SR, Prior Lake, Minn.) was named to the MIAC's All-Defensive Team, and pitcher Bryant Nordby (SR, Brownton, Minn./McLeod West HS) was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.
The honor is the second all-conference award for Blunt, who earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2009. It is the first all-conference honors for Petersen, Seaman, Holmquist and Nordby.
Blunt finished the 2011 season as the MIAC's leader in overall home runs with six. He hit .316 this season (30-of-95) with 21 runs scored, 25 RBI, five doubles and two triples, five stolen bases, a team-best .600 slugging percentage and .425 on-base percentage. His .600 slugging percentage was fourth-best in the MIAC in overall play. Blunt had a hit in 20 of his 32 games played, including seven multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games.
A four-year starter (135 starts in 139 career games), Blunt finished his career with a .283 batting average (119-of-420), with 20 doubles, 10 triples, 15 home runs, 87 runs scored, 77 RBI, 29 stolen bases, a .486 slugging percentage and a .365 on-base percentage.
Petersen shined in his first season as Augsburg's starting first baseman, hitting .317 (26-of-82) with 11 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, 15 RBI, a .402 slugging percentage and a .387 on-base percentage. Defensively, he had just four errors in 180 chances (.978 fielding percentage). He had a hit in 15 of his 29 games played, including nine multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI games. He also appeared in three games as a pitcher this season.
In his Auggie career (66 games, 59 starts), Petersen has a .291 career batting average (51-of-175), with 28 runs scored, 10 doubles, a triple, a home run, 30 RBI, a .377 slugging percentage, .393 on-base percentage and .976 fielding percentage (seven errors in 289 defensive chances).
Seaman had a career season this year as Augsburg's designated hitter, improving his batting average by 66 percentage points -- from .304 in 2010 to .370 (37-of-100) in 2011. His .370 average was tied for the eighth-best among MIAC hitters in overall statistics. Seaman also contributed seven doubles, three home runs, 23 runs scored, 20 RBI, a .530 slugging percentage and a .447 on-base percentage. His .530 slugging percentage was 10th-best among MIAC hitters, while his .447 on-base percentage was 11th-best.
In his two seasons at Augsburg after playing his first year at Division II Tarleton State (Texas), Seaman has appeared in 67 Auggie games (61 starts), with a .337 career batting average (68-of-202), with 42 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple, 11 home run, 48 RBI, a .574 slugging percentage and .411 on-base percentage.
Holmquist was selected as the third baseman on the MIAC's All-Defensive Team, which honors one player at each position on the field. Holmquist had a .918 fielding percentage this season, with five errors in 61 defensive chances. At the plate, Holmquist hit .293 (22-of-75), with five runs scored, a double and seven RBI.
In his Auggie career (101 games, 93 starts), Holmquist hit .250 (66-of-264), with 38 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, 38 RBI and a .907 fielding percentage (22 errors in 237 defensive chances).
Nordby was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of play.
This season, Nordby appeared in 11 games (nine starts), with a 3-4 record and 6.84 earned-run average. In a team-high 47.1 innings pitched, Nordby collected a team-best 29 strikeouts against 14 walks and a .359 opponent batting average.
In his career, Nordby appeared in 30 games as an Auggie, with a 3-5 record, 5.32 ERA, 38 strikeouts, 20 walks and a .342 opponent batting average in 66.0 innings pitched. He also hit .225 at the plate in his career with a double, triple, home run and five RBI.
Under eighth-year head coach Keith Bateman, Augsburg finished the 2011 season with a 11-22 record, 6-14 in MIAC play.
Three Auggies Qualify for NCAA Track
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/5/23/track052311.aspx
MINNEAPOLIS -- Three Augsburg College student-athletes will compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, to be held this weekend at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
On the men's side, Nick Ward (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) qualified for his second NCAA national competition, this time in the 100-meter dash, while Matthew Schafer (SO, New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) qualified for national competition for the first time in the 800-meter run.
On the women's side, Shanek Telphia (SO, Chicago, Ill./Gage Park HS) earned her third trip to the NCAA championships, this time in the 200-meter dash.
Action begins for the Auggies on Thursday (5/26) at 8 p.m. (all times Eastern), when Telphia competes in the women's 200-meter dash preliminaries. On Friday (5/27), Ward will compete in the men's 100-meter preliminaries at 7:30 p.m., and Schafer will compete in the men's 800-meter preliminaries at 8 p.m. Finals in all three events will be on Saturday (5/28), with the men's 100-meter finals at 3 p.m., the men's 800-meter finals at 3:20 p.m., and the women's 200-meter finals at 4:15 p.m.
Augsburg has now had 59 qualifiers for women's track and field national competition in school history (54 in NCAA competition since 1985, five in NAIA competition in 1982-83) and 13 qualifiers for men's track and field national competition in school history (12 in NCAA competition, one in NAIA competition).
One of the top men's sprinters in school history, Ward earned his first trip to national competition this spring, when he competed in the men's 55-meter dash at the NCAA indoor championships in Columbus, Ohio. Ward's qualifying time of 10.73 seconds in the men's 100-meter dash is the 17th-fastest among the 22 entrants in the event.
This season, Ward won the conference titles in the men's 55-meter dash and men's long jump at the MIAC indoor championships, while finishing second in the men's 100-meter dash and winning a conference title as part of the 400-meter relay at the MIAC outdoor championships. In his career, Ward has earned seven MIAC titles, 12 All-MIAC honors and eight All-MIAC honorable-mention honors, to go along with eight school records.
Telphia will be competing in her third NCAA national competition this weekend. Last season, Telphia competed at the NCAA indoor championships in the women's 400-meter dash, while competing as part of the 400-meter relay in the NCAA outdoor championships. Telphia's qualifying time of 25.04 seconds in the 200-meter dash is the 16th-fastest among the 26 entrants in the event.
This season, Telphia won the women's 200-meter dash at the MIAC outdoor championships, while also winning conference titles as part of the indoor 800-meter relay and outdoor 400-meter relay. In her two seasons at Augsburg, Telphia has already won or been a part of six MIAC titles, with 12 All-MIAC honors and four All-MIAC honorable-mention honors, to go along with five school records.
Schafer will compete at the NCAA championships for the first time in his track and field career. His qualifying time in the men's 800-meter run of 1:52.35, which he recorded with a second-place finish at the MIAC outdoor championships, is 18th among the 19 competitors in the event.
In his track career, Schafer has earned two All-MIAC and four All-MIAC honorable-mention honors. He holds the school record in the indoor 800 (1:56.24) while also part of a school record in the outdoor sprint medley relay (3:27.07). In cross country, Schafer was Augsburg's No. 1 runner this season, finishing 19th at the MIAC championships.
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Overstuffed Chair & Ottoman for Sale
Multi-colored, tapestry-style fabric. Like new condition in a no-smoking, no pet home. $200 OBO
Chair: 49 inches wide, 38 inches deep, 33 inches high
Ottoman: 35 inches wide, 24 inches deep, 19 inches high
Photos are available.
We're moving and won't have space for it, otherwise we'd keep it!
Patio-style, Bar-height Table & Stools for Sale
Cast aluminum to look like rod iron. Bar height (42 inches). Two stools swivel and include seat cushions. Table includes wine rack for four bottles and 36 inch glass table round. $500 OBO.
In great condition, used indoors only, non-smoking and no pet home.
Photos available.
We're moving and won't have the space for it, otherwise we'd keep it!